SynthesisPloS one2021
Improving oral health in people with severe mental illness (SMI): A systematic review.
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- Comparison of the Effectiveness of Family-centered Empowerment Model, Collaborative Care Model and Motivational Interviewing on Blood Glucose Control and Nutritional Behaviors Based on BASNEF Model in Patients Attended to Rural Health Centers; A Single-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Oral health care for Australians living with mental ill-health: unaffordable, inaccessible and invisible.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Co-Producing an Intervention Involving Dental Professionals Providing Oral Health Support in a Mental Healthcare Setting.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- The Patient-Centred Interdental Cleaning Concept-Consensus Based on a Round Table.International journal of dental hygiene · 2026Article
- Dental treatment and oral care for patients with severe mental illness receiving psychiatric home-visit care: A narrative review with an illustrative case.Journal of dental sciences · 2026Review
- Machine learning for oral frailty factors in hospitalized schizophrenia patients: two-stage feature selection and SHAP analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- A quasi-experimental study comparing the effectiveness of lecture-based and drama teaching methods on oral health outcomes in students with intellectual disabilities.European oral research · 2026Article
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- Healthy Smiles: Promoting Good Oral Health for Youth With Serious Mental Illness.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2025Article
- Oral health status and oral health-related quality of life among a convenience sample of individuals receiving inpatient psychiatric care: a retrospective cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Healthy Smiles: An Investigation of Brief Online Interventions to Improve Oral Health among Young People Experiencing Psychological Distress.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Managing patient mental health disclosures in Canadian dental and dental hygiene programs.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2025Review
- Oral health and oral health needs among patients with serious mental illness: reflections and experiences of psychiatric staff in Sweden.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Oral Health in Young People Accessing Services for Psychosis: A Retrospective Analysis.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Developing a Consensus Statement to Target Oral Health Inequalities in People With Severe Mental Illness.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Can oral health care be a gateway to improve cardiovascular disease? A scoping review.Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
- The relationship between self-reported poor mental health and complete tooth loss among the US adult population in 2019.Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
- Medical profile of patients referred to an Australian postgraduate oral surgery clinic.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2023Article
- A two-arm, randomised feasibility trial using link workers to improve dental visiting in people with severe mental illness: a protocol paper.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThose with severe mental illness (SMI) are at greater risk of having poor oral health, which can have an impact on daily activities such as eating, socialising and working. There is currently a lack of evidence to suggest which oral health interventions are effective for improving oral health outcomes for people with SMI.
aimsThis systematic review aims to examine the effectiveness of oral health interventions in improving oral health outcomes for those with SMI.
methodsThe review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (ID CRD42020187663). Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, AMED, HMIC, CINAHL, Scopus and the Cochrane Library were searched for studies, along with conference proceedings and grey literature sources. Titles and abstracts were dual screened by two reviewers. Two reviewers also independently performed full text screening, data extraction and risk of bias assessments. Due to heterogeneity between studies, a narrative synthesis was undertaken.
resultsIn total, 1462 abstracts from the database search and three abstracts from grey literature sources were identified. Following screening, 12 studies were included in the review. Five broad categories of intervention were identified: dental education, motivational interviewing, dental checklist, dietary change and incentives. Despite statistically significant changes in plaque indices and oral health behaviours as a result of interventions using dental education, motivational interviewing and incentives, it is unclear if these changes are clinically significant.
conclusionAlthough some positive results in this review demonstrate that dental education shows promise as an intervention for those with SMI, the quality of evidence was graded as very low to moderate quality. Further research is in this area is required to provide more conclusive evidence.
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